here's nothing wrong with "all life is precious" point of view. It is undoubtedly sad that something led this by-all-accounts normal guy to snap over a mundane argument, kill his baby's mother, and take his own life. But again, given his abhorrent conduct, he is undeserving of honor.

the facepalm was more about the guy ripping the OP for reporting a decision made by the team.

Seeing his stuff still hanging in the locker symbolically after the Chiefs game....hmm. That really just rubs me the wrong way. He shot the defenseless mother of his child nine times. Nine times. He doesn't deserve a shred of recognition, symbolic or otherwise.

ExPatriatePen wrote:They don't know him as a killer, they know him as a friend and they're all still in as much shock as you'd be if it were your brother or best friend.

Cut everyone involved a break for gods sake.

If my friend shot the defenseless mother of his child nine times in cold, cruel blood, and then forced several others to endure watching him blow his brains out causing them permanent emotional trauma, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't recognize him at all. I wouldn't bash him, but I wouldn't even mention his locker, his jersey, etc.

ExPatriatePen wrote:They don't know him as a killer, they know him as a friend and they're all still in as much shock as you'd be if it were your brother or best friend.

Cut everyone involved a break for gods sake.

If my friend shot the defenseless mother of his child nine times in cold, cruel blood, and then forced several others to endure watching him blow his brains out causing them permanent emotional trauma, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't recognize him at all. I wouldn't bash him, but I wouldn't even mention his locker, his jersey, etc.

Personally, I'd feel horrible about whatever 'demons' posessed a man who, by all accounts, worked with children and charities in the community, to do something so radical. I'd mourn everything about the event. Including the man who felt compelled to commit it.

There's a big difference between mourning and celebrating the event itself.

ExPatriatePen wrote:They don't know him as a killer, they know him as a friend and they're all still in as much shock as you'd be if it were your brother or best friend.

Cut everyone involved a break for gods sake.

If my friend shot the defenseless mother of his child nine times in cold, cruel blood, and then forced several others to endure watching him blow his brains out causing them permanent emotional trauma, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't recognize him at all. I wouldn't bash him, but I wouldn't even mention his locker, his jersey, etc.

Personally, I'd feel horrible about whatever 'demons' posessed a man who, by all accounts, worked with children and charities in the community, to do something so radical. I'd mourn everything about the event. Including the man who felt compelled to commit it.

There's a big difference between mourning and celebrating the event itself.